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Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 284 · 40 questions
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Engineer's tip (Find the topic, use the idea): Find the topic: invention, branch, design step, limit or goal, testing, teamwork or tools. Use that lesson’s rule — the design process order is ask, imagine, plan, create, test, improve. For number questions, write the calculation before you answer.

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  1. 1.Which of these happens in the Imagine step? (a) fix the weak part (b) draw a labelled diagram (c) dream up possible fixes (d) measure its performance
  2. 2.🤝 In a design team, who checks the goals are met? (a) materials manager (b) builder (c) recorder (d) tester
  3. 3.🔄 After testing, a design does not work well. What comes next? (a) Ask (b) give up (c) Improve (d) Imagine
  4. 4.🔧 Which tool would you use to make a hole in wood? (a) a tape measure (b) a spanner (c) a screwdriver (d) a hand drill
  5. 5.True or false: a biomedical engineer builds hospital scanners. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.Which of these happens in the Test step? (a) think of wild ideas (b) measure its performance (c) follow the plan to build (d) build the model
  7. 7.🛠️ People need to store water for summer. Which invention helps? (a) a fridge (b) a solar panel (c) a microscope (d) a dam
  8. 8.🤝 In a design team, who puts the model together? (a) tester (b) team leader (c) materials manager (d) builder
  9. 9.📋 Constraint: the tower must be no taller than 90 cm. The team’s tower is 88 cm tall. Is it within the constraint? (a) No (b) Yes
  10. 10.Which need does a microscope meet? (a) see very tiny things (b) make power from sunlight (c) keep food fresh longer (d) talk to someone far away
  11. 11.True or false: to turn a screw, use a screwdriver. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.True or false: to measure the same way is good testing. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer designs hearing aids? (a) civil (b) aerospace (c) biomedical (d) electrical
  14. 14.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering designs machines with moving parts? (a) mechanical (b) biomedical (c) civil (d) chemical
  15. 15.🦺 What protects your eyes when sawing or drilling? (a) sunglasses (b) a cap (c) nothing (d) safety goggles
  16. 16.True or false: a civil engineer plans a dam. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.True or false: to change lots at once is good testing. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🔄 Which design-process step is it to make a prototype? (a) Imagine (b) Create (c) Plan (d) Test
  19. 19.True or false: to repeat each test is poor testing. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🧪 Is it good or poor testing to guess, do not measure? (a) poor testing (b) good testing
  21. 21.🔄 Which design-process step is it to make it better, retest? (a) Ask (b) Create (c) Improve (d) Imagine
  22. 22.What does the team leader do? (a) puts the model together (b) keeps the team on track (c) writes down results (d) collects the supplies
  23. 23.True or false: “spend at most ₹100” is a constraint (a limit). (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.Which job does a computer engineer do? (a) writes app software (b) designs a flyover (c) wires a new building (d) designs car engines
  25. 25.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering uses engineering to help doctors? (a) electrical (b) civil (c) biomedical (d) aerospace
  26. 26.🤝 A team plans for 50 minutes, builds for 30 minutes and then tests for 10 minutes, one after another. How many minutes is that in all?
  27. 27.Which job does a chemical engineer do? (a) makes medicines in bulk (b) designs school networks (c) writes app software (d) lays out a highway
  28. 28.🧪 In a fair test, how many things do you change at a time? (a) two (b) one (c) none (d) all of them
  29. 29.🧪 A paper bridge was tested three times. It held 260 g, 210 g and 250 g. What is the mean (average) load it held, in grams?
  30. 30.Which job is a hand drill for? (a) make a hole in wood (b) check a shelf is level (c) measure an angle (d) turn a screw
  31. 31.Which need does a solar panel meet? (a) cross a wide river (b) make power from sunlight (c) go through a mountain (d) store water for summer
  32. 32.True or false: a water filter is found in nature. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.📋 Constraint: the tower must be no taller than 90 cm. The team’s tower is 86 cm tall. Is it within the constraint? (a) Yes (b) No
  34. 34.True or false: to build the model is the Plan step. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which is the LAST step? (a) Imagine (b) Test (c) Ask (d) Improve
  36. 36.📋 Your team’s budget is ₹37. You must buy one roll of tape for ₹10. Straws cost ₹1 each. What is the greatest number of straws you can buy?
  37. 37.True or false: “lift a cup of water” is a constraint (a limit). (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) change lots at once (b) skip writing results (c) measure the same way (d) guess, do not measure
  39. 39.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which is the FIRST step? (a) Improve (b) Plan (c) Ask (d) Create
  40. 40.True or false: to blame others for faults is good teamwork. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. dream up possible fixes
  2. tester
  3. Improve
  4. a hand drill
  5. True
  6. measure its performance
  7. a dam
  8. builder
  9. Yes
  10. see very tiny things
  11. True
  12. True
  13. biomedical
  14. mechanical
  15. safety goggles
  16. True
  17. False
  18. Create
  19. False
  20. poor testing
  21. Improve
  22. keeps the team on track
  23. True
  24. writes app software
  25. biomedical
  26. 90
  27. makes medicines in bulk
  28. one
  29. 240
  30. make a hole in wood
  31. make power from sunlight
  32. False
  33. Yes
  34. False
  35. Improve
  36. 27
  37. False
  38. measure the same way
  39. Ask
  40. False

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